As Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession made its way through the streets of Birmingham, England on Wednesday (July 30), it was a brass band that was leading the way. Osbourne was honored with a funeral ...

I was in the brass band club in both junior high and high school.In junior high, we were at a level that barely scraped a ...

Early brass bands also embraced new instrument designs adopted by their military counterparts or introduced by regimental and ex-regimental performers. The keyed bugle, patented by an Irish militia ...

Stress relief, improved mental health and lungs like an elite sports star are just some of the ways playing in a brass band can improve your health and wellbeing, according to research from the ...

Bollywood tradition meets contemporary brass band writing.

Years before his death on July 22 at the age of 76, Ozzy Osbourne was quoted as saying that he wanted his funeral to be a "celebration" and not a "mope-fest." Helping him accomplish that goal on ...

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Around nine o'clock on a July night, you hear the sound of an instrument case being placed on the floor in the entryway, ...

The Rebirth Brass Band rose from the streets of New Orleans to international renown with a mix of the brass-band tradition and a refreshingly modern sensibility. The Rebirth Brass Band mastered the ...

One of the most recognizable and respected names in the storied history of New Orleans brass band music is “Onward.” Founded “some time before 1877” according to one source, the Onward Brass Band ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...